Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-12-09
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

"A diamond weighing carat and
half was recently found in grave
mine in California.
The importation of American flou
into the United Kingdom so far thi
year has largely exceeded last year
receipts.
The first book containing musica
characters was issued in 1895 from tn,
press of the celebrated "Wynken d,
Worde."
1t is said that not less than two
million pounds of dried sage leaves arc
used annually in the United States fol
various purposes.
Mrs. Flora, the wife of merchant
at Sand Hill, KY, walked up to Tom
Miller few days ago and filled his
mouth full of dough with her fist
Susan Cooley, of Analomink, Pa,
arose in her sleep, climbed upon the
cowcatcher of Philadelphia e. Erie
engine, and took Il ten.mile ride at
thirty miles an hour before she awoke.
"A new substitute for cloth or
leather for use in the bookbinding in
dustries is substance made by pre-
pairing fibers of linen, cotton, wool
wood and such materials with solu-
ton of albumen and glycerine. This is
said to be absolutely. waterproof
line San Francisco Alta boasts that
the voting citizens of that city come
from sixty different political divisions
of the world. Egypt being about the
only country not represented. The
American party certainly stands a
poor chance in city where there are
23,34S citizens of foreign nationality
and %, 236 born in the United States.
To sharpen razors, says the Elec-
trtcot Rectew, place in water to which
has been added one-twentieth of its
weight of hydrochloric acid, removing
after one-half hour, wipe and rub upon
hone. The acid acts like a milestone
and corrodes the whole surface uni
formly. The process never INJURIES
good blades. and often improves bad
ones.
AT Kirkwood station, N. j., re-
Gently, Frank Besse, colored, twenty
three years old, jumped from the At
lantlc City express, which just then
was making forty-fve miles an hour.
He landed squarely on his head in
dry ditch; rolled over, got up and
walked to Camden. His head was
slightly CUT says an awe-struck re-
porter, land one leg was bruised. but
otherwise he was uninjured."
AT Monticello, Fla, a day or two
ago DR.. &. b. Glover extracted from
the back of negro man named Kiah
Hall piece of knife-bla two inches
long which had been placed there four
years ago by colored man named
James Miller. Kiah had not the re-
hottest idea that he was carrying cold
steel in his body, and went to the doe
tor with the idea that a boil was deyel-
oping. He was mad when he found
that he had been taking care of Jim
Miller's knife-blade for four years.
"A Georgia mule fell INTO an old
well thirty feet deep. He took his DO
sition in sitting posture and was the
unwilling ''monarch of all he sur
veyed' until his excited owner sum-
moned posse to his aid. A rope was
tied around the body of the mule and
he was drawn to the top of the well. |
The rope broke and the mule again
went to the other end of the well. A
second attempt was successful. He
eaped to his feet and commenced feed
ng on grass as though nothing had |
happened.
-Dooly County can boast of the tall |
Est man as well as the smallest woman |
n Georgia. Sam Cason stands in his
stocking feet seven feet and two inches /
md there is room enough for several |
more inches. Cason is so slim that he-
hardly casts shadow. but he can get
'ver ground about as fast rs a locomo-
i've. Mrs. A. Hall has Il daughter.
Anna, that was born in 1872; consc-
luently she is fifteen years old, vet is
MY thirty inches in height. She goes
bout her household duties like "A little
ady, but. being so small. she is not re-
Iuired TO do much. She is about the
mallest woman in the world.
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